Dry Fly fishing on the McCloud River has been outstanding as midday hatches of Pale Morning Duns and Large Drakes, including Green Drakes have big ‘bows looking up. Some Salmonflies and early Goldenstones are out and about and fish are beginning to take them on the surface as well. Local guides, Craig Nielsen, Alan Blankenship, [...]
Denis & Tench There was little surface activity to be seen on the McCloud River this day so we nymphed both with an indicator and with droppers under a dry fly. The fish enjoyed our offerings and we enjoyed the bent rods. Any time we put a good first cast and drift through a run [...]
Lou and I Had a day off from guiding to do laundry, catch up on emails, phone calls, and mow the lawn. Fortunately it rained and I couldn’t mow so I called Lou to go explore a middle section of the river that has just come into shape. Lou loaded two rods, one with [...]